Silman's Complete Endgame Course

Hello everyone.
I'm reading the famous endgame book "Silman's Complete Endgame Course". I am about to start chapter 6 (1800-1999 elo). Of course, the farther I get, the harder the endings are. When I read the theory in the book, it looks easy but I fear that when I'm on the board I won't be able to play those endings that I have studied correctly. Could you give me some tips in general and on how to read this book and ACTUALLY have that stuff stuck in my mind?
Thanks.

Silman is one of the worst endgame books, but better than none. It is not complete, and it contains errors.
The best way is just to play games. When you lose an endgame, then study that lost endgame in depth.

@tpr said ^

Silman is one of the worst endgame books, but better than none. It is not complete, and it contains errors.
The best way is just to play games. When you lose an endgame, then study that lost endgame in depth.

I'm sorry but I do not agree. First of all, Silman's book is one of the most recommended among coaches (also mine said to read it) and it includes all the necessary endings. Second of all, your practical method is useful as PRACTICE: you won't learn theoretical endings only by playing games...

Focus on the endgames part of it. Like i have the book to. im 1700. put the peices on the board. and practice the exact ENDGAMES. needed. for this. and you'll more remember then.

@MatthewLikesChess said ^

it looks easy but I fear that when I'm on the board I won't be able to play those endings that I have studied correctly

That's the fear of almost every chess player, including me. I still have the fear of rook endings (although the rest of them I'm confident.)@MatthewLikesChess said ^

Silman is one of the worst endgame books, but better than none. It is not complete, and it contains errors.
The best way is just to play games. When you lose an endgame, then study that lost endgame in depth.

I'm sorry but I do not agree. First of all, Silman's book is one of the most recommended among coaches (also mine said to read it) and it includes all the necessary endings. Second of all, your practical method is useful as PRACTICE: you won't learn theoretical endings only by playing games...

Have you purchased the book? Because if you are planning to, Dvoretsky's endgame manual seems better. (I don't have any experience with the Silman book.)

I've never read the book, but I assume it is no better or no worse than any other endgame manual out there (and there are many!). There are certain basic endgames that are worth knowing extremely well e.g.
those where one side has a pawn and the other has none
pawn up with no passed pawns
fortress draws

Nobody (unless you're a prodigy) is going to remember every endgame they study in a book but it is possible to play an endgame well without knowing or remembering the theory once you develop your endgame intuition. Study the productions of endgame masters. There is plenty of excellent material with a 'Made in Norway' stamp.

I am also studying that book, I don't consider it to be something that you need to memorize by heart but rather try to understand why the moves are played and what is the idea behind it.

It does change a lot on how you see pawn structures during the middlegame and see if it could help to convert to a pawn endgame. I wouldn't imagine myself trying to memorize the position even tho sometime i do remember one if a really enjoyed the idea

@TSC-Vengeance said ^

Focus on the endgames part of it. Like i have the book to. im 1700. put the peices on the board. and practice the exact ENDGAMES. needed. for this. and you'll more remember then.

I already study the theory on a physical board. How should I practice? Against my self?

sure or against stockfish.

What I do in endgame positions is that:

1. Make my own plan.
2. Compare with what the correct one is.
3. See why my plan was wrong.